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In the meantime border patrol officials say they are being overwhelmed. here are the numbers. undocumented imgrant from march and april, 100,000 crossed the border during those months. that's the highest total in 12 years since 2007. meanwhile the president has plenty to say. he was with our friends yet again on fox news in an interview that's going airing later in the next couple of days. here's what he had to say. >> we've gotten very tough on the border. we have a catch and release. where you catch and then you have toby law release. or you have to take them to a court. nobody has a court s...

Republican side. is there any clear strategy, going-forward, how to navigate all of this? >> i think republicans are in a tough position right now, they've been suspiciously quiet this week for the most part about the cohen and the manafort news. you know, the thing about trump's base is that they're extremely loyal, i think at this point trump really could stand in the middle of fifth avenue and shoot someone, and his supporters would continue to support him. it's not about that forethem, and they seem to not really care about this corruption. they care more about the fact that mollie tibbett...

Angry at the sheriff, and they should be. if i had the ability to protect them and i did. >> reporter: sandra hutchins runs the jail. she's gotten the attention of the president. >> i want to thank sheriff sandra hutchins. >> reporter: and minces no words about the sanctuary state law. it blocks officers from acting as federal immigration agents. it is this progressive state's response to the new president. >> it's very political. it's anti-trump. for me, you've got to think about what's best for californians instead of making a statement. >> reporter: the sheriff's fear the law would prevent ...

Murdered been an undocumented imgrant. trump says this is a simple step for a simple problem. >> it presents a simple choice. either vote to save and protect american lives or vote to shield and comfort criminal aliens, who threaten innocent lives. and they've been shielded too long. >> that bill passed by almost 100 votes in the house, including 24 democrats. a lot of people across the political spectrum like the idea of getting tough on crimes committed by people who aren't lawfully authorized to be here in the first place. that may make sense to a lot of people. the president said it's simp...

President trump's pick for labor secretary has withdrawn his nomination, andrew puzder came under scrutiny for everything from hiring an undocumented person to abusing his wife. >> he has the background to do that. i respect his decision, hough, i understand it. >> reporter: andrew puzder's liabilities began to pile up with criticism over his record running a fast food empire, but baggage from the past, like hiring of an undocumented imgrant as a housekeeper and a newly unearthed decades-old tape from the oprah winfrey show where his wife alleges she was physically abused while they were marri...